N2Growth Blog
APRIL 19, 2024
There is friction between globalization and regional autonomy, a conflict between the desire for sustainability and the lure of rapid development, ongoing political uncertainties, and the ever-increasing impact of digital technology. Yet, the rapid pace of technological evolution also embodies potent challenges.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Different from experiments that “reveal immediate internal features of a complex system, scenarios explore where the internal organization meets the external environment, where uncertainties lurk beyond anyone’s control.”. Scenario planning always surfaces conflict and there is always a moment when everything seems to fall apart.
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 2, 2018
Through his unique lens, he came to create what we know as scenario planning — a widely used strategic planning practice that now spans all sectors. An HBR contributor, he wrote two seminal articles about Shell and scenario planning in 1985. Planning well, in his estimation, required “training the mind.”
Harvard Business Review
JULY 10, 2014
Why aren’t more projects underway? For proposed projects to gain traction, various stakeholders must be aligned; chief among these are the companies that rely on transportation systems to connect them to customers and suppliers, and the government planners responsible for building these trade arteries. We know in the U.S.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 28, 2017
Agile businesses run planning and execution in parallel, investing in scenario planning so they can act promptly when opportunities arise. They launch several projects at once to see what works and what doesn’t, and then make rapid decisions about what to invest in and what to stop investing in. Connectivity.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 14, 2013
Google''s moonshots include expansive projects like its driverless car and Google Glass efforts. At the heart of the future-back process is a consensus view of your company''s desired future state.This isn''t scenario planning, where you consider a range of possibilities. In response to a reporter''s question, last week Yahoo!
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
Scenario planning is as essential for strategy formulation as it is for the design of next generation technologies and industries. Thinking in terms of scenarios forces people to rigorously examine fundamental assumptions and unexpected risks. Appreciating the essence of technology and the technology of essence is key.
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